Sewing-machine.



H. H. FEFELL. SEWING MACHINE, APPLICATION FILED NAYS. 1912.

Patented Mar. 1,8, 1913.

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H. H` PEFELL.

SEWING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NAYS, 1912.

Patented Mar. 18, i913.

5 SHBETSPSHEBT WIVNESSES H. H. FEFELL.

SEWING' MACHINE.

APYLIGATION FILED MAY 3k, 1912.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

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INVENTQR Arroisgi-v saw-messes lla* E. H. EFELL.

SEWING MAOKNB.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, 1912.

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H. H. FEFELL.

SEWING MACHINE. -PPL1GATION FILED MAY 3,1912.

Patented' Mar. v18, 1913.

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HENRY H. EEEEL, Ul. EDHEILDELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNR T0 NONE JR SS, F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

rarer-ieee' femessere..

pyjiicaten filed May 3, 19N. Serial No. 694,921.

die bedyihereef in producing e. hein, the

needie passingoniy' perthrough die body ef the fabric to which the edge` is sewed so ihee the stitches Wii noi', appear .on the ouside oi the ier-brie.

The object of my invenion is 'to provide, in e meeiiine ei this character, e novel, simpie end eiieien, meses for supporting end eeneting the needie end he Too-per, end perierderly ectuerng vthe needle 1n e man 'ner to osu-se it to nueve end forth latereiiy in *die direetion of ehe-line er stitchesv 'o assist in feeding the fabric during the sewing operation.

i ji. iuriier ebjeei' oi my lnvenhon is to provide in eonjnneion with the needle and rlooper ee'tueiing mee-ns e main presser-foot sind 'feedingn `presser-oee end operating means here'or, ehe mein pressernooholdingthe 'ebrio While the needle is penetreeing Jdee fabric end the feeding presser-fooi:l

essisiing in 1the feeding of ehe. fabric.'

A ferrherobgeeit of my invention is to provide e yieiding; support or'the fabric' to insureuniform aerien o ehe ress er-feei upon the fabric; und e farther o ef/stef m inveneion isf ro pro 'ide machine Wine will net stretch the oid in ehe fabric dering Vihe sewing of he hem. v

rEhe invention consists in elle novei 'oonstrneiion :md combineilons of erts im ed eomplishing these objects, es will be herein-v after fully described .end claimed..

lrn 1ehe drawings: Figure l, is s side ele ve-ioinper'tlyn section, oi" e. sewingl me-r elnne embodying my invention. Fie'. 2, is e front eievation of ibe niaehme. g. 3,

is e yertieei see'ion, on heed-3 oi Fig. L Fig. d, is en elevation of ehe end oi' the ineehine provided xviii@ he r-xewirf' nie'ebir nism, es eeen irene, he oeiesiie side die Fie. 53

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6-G of Fig. 2. Fig. 7, is en enlarged seetion, showing the guides for the fabric to be sewed end the fabric applied 4hei-eee. Figs. 8 to 12, inclusive, are perspective views of the needle and looper end edjuncs, showing1 didier-entpositions i'zlnereoia during j the formation of stltches by e needle thread. Fig. 13 1s elview showlng e piece of cioi-h sind stitches Jformed by the needle thread. Figs.-14 to 18, inclusive7 ereperspeetive views of the .needle and iooper and edjunes, showing different positions thereof dil-rino' the formation of stitches by n needle and e leoper thread. Fig. 19, is e View showing e 'piece of cloth end stiches formed by the needle thread sind the looper thread.

Referring to ille drewings, 7 designates the bed plete' of the machine, 8` e standard rising from one end of ihe bed plaie, and 9 @frame extending from the standard and overhenging the other 'end of the bed-plete and providing a easing i() in which perfs of the mechanism ere oontained. The meindriving shaft 11 of the machine el'ends horizontally through the overhenging frame 17 carries e relier 18`w1icb endende from the outer f'aeeof the cem away from ille center end' erelie! 4to the exis obthe shaft 11,.- The ro erlfgextends into n. cam groove formed in' n' block 19 which is secured te e miizeilyeirengeii, reciprocni-ve bnr 20. rThe rec'iprocutens ofl the bul-20. are eeced by he -roilerlS operatingl egnipst the eem biockl) during the rotntionofgihe mein shaft l1, .Arren'edndjucent jthebeh 26 end slidably engage l with one side there of is :inet-her ber' 21'.' The bers 2O sind 2,1 er@ mounted inhe te of ille casing 10 in e' menner to permit t eir iowerends in be es@ ciliefced iete'relly and et the same time per@ 2. Figli, is e. horizontal secion, on line.

mit the bars to be verticallya'eciprocated independently of each other. The bars 20 and 21 extend through a slot in the bottom of the casing 10 to permit lateral oscillation of the bars. y

The portions of the bars 2O and 21 within the lower portionof the casing 10 are held togethe/r between the free lower end of. a flat spring 22 and a roller 23. rThe upper end of the spring 22 is secured to the outer face of one side of the casing 10, and the lower or free end of the spring operates to maintain the bars 20 and 21 in engagement with each other and the bar 20 in engagement with the roller 23. The roller-,23 is carried by the lower end of a lever24 which is fulcrumed in the casing 10 and iswbonnected at its upper end to an arm or levfer25 which is provided with a roller 26 engaging the cam 17. The

spring 22 maintains the roller 26 in engagement with the cam 17 and the arm 24 bears against a fixed obstruct-ion between its ends forming a fulcrum therefor. It will thus be n seen that when the main shaft 11 is rotated, the cam 17 will oscillate the levers 24 and 25 Vand thereby oscillate the lower ends of the bars 20 and 21. The bar .20 is provided with a stud 27 which extends through a slot in the face plate 28 for the casing 10. The stud 27 carries a pin `or screw 29 which projects into a slot in one'end of a lever 30 which is fulcrumed, at 31, on the .face plate 28. T-he other end of the lever 30 extends around to -I one side of the easing 10 and is connected to the upper end of an arm or link 32 by a balland-soeket connection. The lower end of the link 32 is connected by a balleand-socket connection to an arm 33 extending from and fixed to a horizontal rock shaft 34 which is mounted to turn in suitable bearings on the bottom of the face plate 28. kThe shaft 34-is mounted to reciprocate longitudinally as well as to turn in its bearings, and the shaft 34 is provided with fixed collars 35 and 36 between which the lower ends of the bars 20 v and 21 extend. The collar 35 engages the bar 20 and the collar 36 engages the bar 21 so that when the bars 20 and 21 are oscillated, 5o the shaft 34 will be longitudinally reciprocated. Securedto the shaft 34 is a downwardly-extending arm 37 carrying the sewing needle 15 which is curved and extends vfrom the lower end thereof, as shown. Dur- .ing the rotation of the main shaft 11, the reciproeations of the bar 20 cause the lever 30 and link 32 to rock the shaft 34 and thereby reciprocate the needle 15 to cause it to pene trate the fabric being sewed, during the sewing'operation which will be hereinafter de' scribed; and, during the reciprocations of the needle, it is moved laterally back and forth by the lower ends of the bars 2O and 21 eny gaging the collars 35 and 36 of' the shaft 34 during the oscillation of the bars.

l shall now describe the mechanism for actuating the looper 16 from the main driving shaft 11 of the machine.

The main shaft 11 carries an eccentric 33 surrounded by a strap 39 on the upper end of an arm 40. The lower end of the arm 40 is connected to one end of a lever 41 which is fulcrumed at. 42 on a 'bracket 43 on the casing l0. The other end ofthe lever 41 is connected by a'ball-and-socket joint to the up per end of an arm or link 44. The lower end of the link 44 is connected by a. ball-andsocket joint to an arm 45 which is fixed to and extends from a rock shaft 46 mounted to turn in a. bracket 47 secured to one side of Vthe casing 10. rlhe inner end of the shaft 46 yis provided with a projecting arm 47 which carries the looper 16 which extends parallel to the axis of the shaft 46 and parallel to the path of stitches formed during the sewing operation.. The looper 16 comprises a shank portion secured to and projecting from the arm 47, and having a bifurcated free end providing the pointed limbs 48 and 49, as shown, the limb 49 having a laterally extending projection or tooth 50 for a purpose hereinafter explained. The mounting of the shaft 46 and its connection to the driving shaft 11 is such that during the rotation of the drivin-g shaft 1l the shaft 46 will be rocked lto move the looper 16 from side to side of the line of sewing and also to raise and lowenthe looper on each side of the line of sewing. The shaft 46 ismounted to reciprocate longitudinally as well as to turn in -the bracket 47; and the outer end of the shaft 46 is provided with a projecting arm 51v which is pivoted to one arm of a bellcrank lever 52, fulcrumed at 53 on the.

bracket 47. The other arm of the lever 52 A,is pivoted to the lower end of a link 54, the

upper end of which is pivoted to the lever 30, hereinafter referred to, whereby during the operation of the machine, the operations ofthe-levers 30 and 52 will reciprocate the shaft 46and therewith the looper 16 in the direction ofthe line of sewing the slight extent required during the sewing operation hereinafter described.

The fabric F to be sew'ed is folded to form a hem,l as shown in Fig. 7, and is fed over a rib 55 which is located directly beneath the path of the needle 15 and which extends parallel to the line of sewing. The rib 55 is formed on a curved plate or bracket 58 for supporting the material being sewed. This bracket is pivoted to the bed plate 7 at 59 and is held normally in the horizontal position by a fiat spring 60, one end of which is secured to the bottom of the bed plate 7 and the other end of which bears against the bracket, 5S in a manner to yieldingly support the bracket and permit il to be depressed against the action of the spring 60.

` tends s slight distance above the top ot the on s. o

I isriiiseit rib 55 to elevate that portion of the main bodywoi' the fabric F adjacent the edge f` thereot7 so that the needle l5 may pass through the edge f and. the main body of the fabric during the` formation of the stitches. The path of the needle l5 is indieste/d by a dot-and-dash line Iin Fig. 7.

r1Ehe teorie passes beneath a. feeding nd carried by the lower end of the vertically reciprocetive bar 2l. The* presser .oet Si has e curved bottoni to contorni to the rio 515 and adjacent plate 56, as shown.

Eabrio also passes between the top et' het and. the iii-ain presser foot or having an opening {it} therein to and plete 56 and the feedoot ol. The Well ci theopen ne foot .is speced from the rib and the bottom of thej'oot 62 is below the oi the rib 55 and )late 5G,` so thetthe 'febr-ic wiii be pressed own on each side of the rib and plate and becaused to` assume a ribdihe form as it ipsssesthe needle l5.

@Sher sin presser Jfoot or plete 62 iseeri ried. by the lower end or a verticallyfan' rane'ed rod which entends upwardly through sind is guided in the easing l in a. manner to permit .the rod 64 endlpresser toot 62 to be 'vertically reciproceted. The presser toot 62is pressed down by the action of a spring 65 encircling the upper reduced end of the rod 65 The rod @It is provided with roller 6 6 'Within the casing l0, and the roller 66 extends intoa. s lot formed a plate or erin 67 'Which'is piyot'ed, st 38, to the bar Zl. This plate 67 is provided 'with cam slot o9 into which extends-a. relier "i0 cerried by the ber 20, whereby Whenthe bar 20 is reciprocated', the roller 70 will ,engage the Walls of the cam yslot 69 and rock the plete 67 on its pivot yand thereby raise and lower the ber 21 and rod 64; therewith the 'feeding presser toot el' and mainpresser foot 62, respecireiy, during the operation of the machine, ih a manner hereinafter.explained. 1

' The purpose ofthe main presser Atoot 62 is to hold' the 'fabric against the bracket 58' while the needle is penetrating and being Withdrawn from the fabric; and thevpiilpose o the feeding presser foot 6l is to'feedl the tabridtorwerdly While the lne'edie 15 is disengaged thereijrom and the main presser yEhe needle thread "tl passes from spool ift on. the erm 9 to en eye i3 on the' casingV imthence down end through e tension deif rice 'le on the seeing 10, thence through en served. "thread 'il entending'froin the previouslyl v`formed 'stitch extends around-the limb e9 "of the looper 16 back offl the projection 50 eye on a tekoop arm projecting from the -plate S7, thence down through an eye on a stud 56 on the fece plate 28, thence through an eye 77 on the needle arm and 'from the eye 77 to, the needle eye. During the sewing operation, the takefup arm 75 is operated by the plate 67to take u thread during the formation of t e stitches.

The sewing mecbanismhereinbefore de,-

scribedlis adapted to produce single thread stitches by the needle thread 71` alone orto [produce double thread stitches by the needle thread 71 and a looper thread, as will be "jhereinaiter described. Jossey? toot Vl located/directly above the rib l shall irstdescribe the operation of producing' the stitches by the needle thread alone, which operation lis as vfollows: Starting with the parts in the positions shown in Figs. l torti of the drawings, in which the needle is in position to advance and pene'- tratev the edge of the.. fabric and the body of the fabric to which the edge is to be In this posit-ion of theparts the thereonfand a loop of thread 78 extends from the previously 'formed stitch around both limbs i8 and 9 of the looper, as clearly shown in Fig. 8. As the needle advances to the posit-ion shown inFig. 9, the needle passes through the loop 78v and into the fab ric F bein served and draws the needle thread feeding' `from the needleeye around the projection 50 and forros e ioop 79 While the looper 18 recedes and eest'sot' the loop 78.@ As the needle l5 continues its forward movement toi'the end of the stroke rWhere it projects beyond the fabric l?, shown in Fig.

l0, the needle 15 draws up the loop 78 and the looper i6 nests ofi the loop/79, while the looper 16 mores about the axis of the shaft 46 to the position shown in Fig. l0. While the needie advances from Ithe position shown in Fig. to the gosition shown inFig. 1l, the main presser root 62 is raised from and the feeding presser foot 6l, is'loWered. into engagement With'the fabric. After needle completes its forward stroke, shown in l() and' While it moves back 'to the po sition shown in Fig. ll, the needlel and presser foot 6l are moved laterally'in the directionoi the 'arrow to feed the fabric for .wardly a distance equal to the' s sceI be# vt-Ween two adjacentr stitches, W ille the loope'r moves in a. reverse direction on the line ot' its exis and at the same 'time starts its reverse motion a-boui the axis o'the ,shatfiiiithereoy causing-its pointed limbs '48 endtgf, to 'pees orer'and'talre a 'fresh loop of threadi from the needle 15. As theparts inove'irom the'ioi eition shown in Figi. il lto the position'shown in Fig. 12, the reeditar; presser toot' 6l is raised from 'the viiebric ond the mehr presser foot 62 is lowered into engagement with the fabric andthe needle and looper 16, draw lup the loop 79 previously cast ott from the pro.-

jection 50. vThe ncedle 15 now starts'forward from the position shown Iin l? ig. 12 to the position shown in Fig. 8.passing between the limbs 4S and 49 ot 4the loopenl and vinto the thread loop 7S and drawing a fresh thread loop around the linib Li9 of the looper and the project-ion 50K thereon tor a succeeding stitch forming operation. It. will thus be seen that each time theI needle penetrates the tabri'cland projects a loopjb thread' therethroughhe fabric `is advanced and the-loop of thread is talrenA from the needle by the looper 16 and moved to the other side-ot' the line ot stitches and held in posit-ion to receive the needle when it is 60 as the presser-feettl and G2 torce the fabric against the bracket, thus insuring,

` stitches.

practically, a uniform pressure upon the fabric, irrespective of any variation in the thickness thereof.

- The -looper thread 8O passes from a spool 81 on one side of the arm 9 to and through a'k suitable tension device 82 on the arm 9, thence down through an eye in the shank of the looper 16 and thence up through an eye in the limb 49 'of the looper tothe The operation oit prodiuzing` stitches by the needle thread 71 and the 'looper thread 80, combined, is illustrated in Figs. 14 to 18, inclusive, in which the positions of theparts of thesewing mechanism correspond with the positions of the parts illustrated in Figs. 8 to 12, inclusive, respectively. During this operation, stitches are formed by they -needlet-h'read 71 the same as when no however, during this operation interlaced with the stitches as follows: .Each time the needleadvances through its own loop 78 held the looper'1`6 and draws the needle thread around the' looper limb 49 to form the loop 79, the needle is projected through apltop 83 of looper thread brought into the phi-lh of the needle by the looper limb fit), thehihop 83 'being Vformed by the looper thread. extending from a previously it'ormed stitch to the eye in the looper limb 49 and thence along the bottom of the looper to the eye inthe shank thereof. It will thus be seen that the looper thread will be extended rom stitch to stitch and be wrapped around each loop 'of needlefthread projected ,'roelrshaft, means operated by said bar for` through the fabric bythe needle- 15, as clearly shown in Fig. 15).

I claim:

means operated by said bar for rocking said ldngit-udinally reciprocating said rock shaft, 'and an arm projecting 1."om"sai.d;y rock shaft and provided with a sewing needle.

Q. In a sewingmachine, the combinationy of a traine, a driving shaft, a bar, mcahs operated by said shaft for reciprocating and for oscillating said bar, a rock shaft, an arm extending troni-the rock. shalt, a lever connected to said arm and said bar 'lis bar for longitudinally reciprocating said rock shaft, and an arm projecting froln said rock shaft and provided with a sewing needle., r n

3. In a sewing machine, the combination of a trame, a driving shaft, a bar,.'fmoa,n`s operated by said shaft for .reciprocating and Vfor oscillating said bar, a ro'clt shaft provided with fixed collars between which said bar extends, whereby the rock shaft is longitudinally reciprocated Ywhen the bar is oscillated, means operated by said bar for rocking said rock shaft, and an arm projecting` fromA said rock shaft and provided with a sewing needle.

`4. In a sewing machine, the combination of a frame, a. driving shaft, a bar, means operated by said shaft for reciprocating and vided with fixed collars 'between which said vbar extends, whereby the rock shaft is longitudinally reciprocated when the bar is oscillated, an arm extending from the rock shaft, a lever connected to said arm and said bar whereby the rock shaft is rocked when the bar is reciprocated, and an arm projecting from said rock shaft and provided with a sewing needle. j y

5. In a sewing machine, the combination of a frame, a driving shaft, a bar, means operated by said'shaft for reciprocating and for oscillating said bar, a rock shaft having its axis at right angles to the axis ot the driving shaft, means operated by the driving shaft for, rocking said rock shaft, means operated by said bar for longitudinally reciprocating said rock shaft, an armprojecting from said rock shaft and provided with il@ jaeoiproeating the second `name-d rock shaft,

its axis at righi angles to the exis of 1Ehe vdriving shaft, an arm extending from the rock shaft, a lever connected yto said'eim and operated by en eooentric on the main l shaf to rock .said rook shaft, means operated by said bar for longitudinally @reciproeating said rook shaft, an arm promoting roh'n sindy rock shaft and provided with a 'loopeij,.a sewing needle, and `means oper# ated'by seidbar ior actuating `.the needle.

Y. lin a sewing machine, the combination o a, frame, @delving shaft, a bai, means opel-ated' by said shait foi' reciprocating andv im; oscillating seid bar, a rook shaft having ills meissie' right angles to the exis of the driving shanmeans operated by the driving shafgv/foi rocking said roel; shaft, a lefver eonnoeed fio said rock shaft and said I bei', vfheiehy bhe iffoeliA shaft is longitudinally 'iaamoevic, 'l

eo' when the bai: is reoiproeated, iecting'iiom 'said noch shaft and a, '-yx @yaoi/idee ya'iidiafiooper, a sewing needle, and

'means Vop eiolz'ed byr said bei' for achim-ing the need-le.

' 8, lia 'o :sewing machine, the combination of e ironie, o driving shaft, a bei', means opeiaied by said sheiit vfor iecipioceting and for oscillaing said bar, a noch shaft having its axis ai; right angles to the'axis of vthe driving Shelli, 'an arm extending from thel "of a frame, a driving shaft, a bai", means operated, by Said shaft for reoiprocang and for oscillating said-bm", a rock shalt, means operated by seid. bar for longitudinally recipi'oceting "seid roel; shaihfan arm proyectng from said rock shaft ond provided with *a- -sevving needle, a second rocki shaft, means oyievaied by said bei' i'or rocking the first horned i'oclgj shaft and for longitudinally means 1operaed by the driving shaft for 'i'oclging the second named rock shaft, and an l anni qoiojeeting from the secondnamed roel;

,ehevr Eond provided 2with o loopen "l ln aeewmg machine, the combination oi? o frame, a driving shaft, e bar, means vopeieed by said shaivoi reciprocating and for oscillating TSoifd bai", aiock shaft., means opereed by sai. 4(loer: iov locking said rook shaiim'hioeensfopeae by seid bai" foim longiiodinelly reciprocating said 'ifoek shaft, an emi oijoieemg from said ijoch shaft and provided with' a sewing needle, a support for @he lo' be eee/ed, e ab'fioieeding presser-fooiJ abovesaid support, and means operaied by said bai' for raising and lowering said press'eifioot and for-.moving it' back and forth.

1l. In a sewing machine, the combination of a frame, a driving shaft, a bar, means operated by said shaft oi1 recipiocating and for' oscillatino said bar a rook shaft means operated by said oaifor rocking said rook shalt, means operated by seid bar for longitudinally `l'ecipi'ocamg said rook shaft,

it back forth, a main piessei` foot above' said suppoi'l', and ineens operated by'said bai? for iaisiiig and lowering said main @esser-foot.

l2. lin a sewing machine, the combina sion of a fvaroe, a -diriving shaft, a bar, means operated by said shaft for reciprocating and. for osoilleing said bar, a rock shaft, means operaied oy said bai.' forrrocking said rock shaft, means operated by `seid bar for longitudinally reciproceing said iock shaft, an arm projecting; jx-:om saidivoeh shaft and provided with a sewing needle, a second roel; shaiii, means operofed by banfor longiodinally iecipocaing ehel second named noch shaft, meansopeiated by the diivingg sha-fin 'for ioching he seoond named i'oel shaf, an am, projectie, f in the second named cook shell. i ,ded willi. a loopei', a suysn' oi, ifo a fobiiofeeding,messer-fool above sup'- poit, and means operaied by said bait-for .raising and lowering said messer-foot ond for moving ii'y ,beck and forth. y

i3. in a .sewing machine, Jche combinationl of fanie, a' driving shaft, a bal',

means operaed by said shall foi." icciprocating and fox" oscillating saidbar, a rock shaft, .means operated by said bari ioi' rocking said rook shale, means operated by said. baior longitudinally reciprocating said rock shaft, an arm projecting from, said rock shaft and l'provided with a sewing needle, a second rock shaft, means operated by said bar for longitudinally reciprocating the second named rock shaft, means operated by fhedriving shaft for rocking the second named rock shaft, an aim projecting from "the second named iocl shaft and provided" sewing machine, 'bhe combine- .,Q

tion -of a needle and a looper, means forsupporting and actuating them to produce stitches and to move them laterally in the direction of the line of sewing and back 5 again, a support for the fabric to be sewed,

a fabric-feeding presser-foot above said support, and means for raising and lowering said presser-foot and for moving it back and -forth in the direction oi' the line of sewing.

15. In a sewing machine,'the combination of a needle and a looper, means for sup? Y porting and actuating them to produce stitches'and to move them laterally in the direction of the line of sewing and back .15" again, a yielding support for the fabric 'to be sewed, a abriclfeeding' presser-:toot above said support, and ineansior raising vand lowering said presser-foot and for moving it back and forth in the direction of the .Z0 linevof sewing. -j

16. In a sewing machine, the combination of a needle and a looper, means for supporting and actuating them to produce stitches and to move them laterally in the direction of the line o sewing and back again, a fabric-supporting rib beneath the line of sewing, and means for pressing the fabric down on each side of said rib.

17. In a sewing machine, the combination of aneedle and a looper, means for supporting and actuating them to produce stitches and to move them laterally in the direction of the line of sewing and ba again, a fabric-supporting rib beneath the line of sewing, a verticallnv-adjustable fabric-*supporting plate adjacent. said rib and beneath the line of sewing7 and means for pressing the fabric down on each side of said' adjacent rib and plate.

ln testimonv whereof I aflix in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY H. FEFELL.

my signature I lllitnesses:

S. I. HARPER, A. V.`GROU1 E. 

